What WSJ Canada Is Reading Wednesday

China’s economic slowdown is hammering the prices of industrial commodities, from copper to iron ore and coal.

Federal lawmaker Olivia Chow will officially throw her hat into the crowded race to become Toronto’s next mayor. Chow, a former city councilor and wife of the late New Democrat leader Jack Layton, will be the first serious left-wing candidate to challenge controversial Mayor Rob Ford.

The search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 continues with Malaysia’s air force chief telling reporters Wednesday that military radar had tracked an unidentified object over the Strait of Malacca early Saturday

There is no joy in Hogtown–aka Toronto–after pitcher Ervin Santana opted to sign with the Atlanta Braves Wednesday, spurning interest from the Toronto Blue Jays which are desperately in need of an upgrade to their starting rotation.